Li Youran got up at five o'clock in the morning, washed up, changed into a light gray jacket, put on travel shoes, and put some personal belongings into a travel bag. He found two travel water bottles and filled them with space stream water
, added some honey, shook it well, and drank it when I went out today.
Sun Xiaoying also got up early, dressed up, put on a dark red dark floral coat, and put on a sun hat. She also got a bunch of snacks and put them in her handbag.
Seeing her preparations, Li Youran shook his head repeatedly and said that there were many delicious things to eat when going out today, and those snacks must be a burden to carry around. Sun Xiaoying hesitated for a moment before putting the handbag back in the room.
The two went downstairs, took out the fish and vegetable skewers prepared last night from the refrigerator, put them into the car's fresh-keeping box, moved the box to the backyard, put it in the trunk of the car, connected it to the power supply, and got some small spice jars.
And plates and bowls and whatnot.
Then he picked up two bags of hot buns from the kitchen, ate them for breakfast on the way, and set off to pick up Weiwei and Fatty.
First go to Gu Weiwei's house to pick her up, then call Fatty on the way to his house and ask him to go downstairs and wait.
When we arrived at Fatty's place, Fatty had already carried the oven, charcoal, alcohol stove, and shabu-shabu downstairs.
Load all these household items into the truck, gather everyone, and set off.
Li Youran was lazy and let the fat man drive while he sat in the passenger seat. After the car started, he remembered that he had not yet agreed on where to go.
"Fat man, where should we go? Today is Saturday, and there are many people at the attractions."
"For the uninitiated, self-driving outings on weekends are popular now. It's just a wild fun. Whoever has nothing to do drives to the scenic spots. The tickets are expensive, and there are so many people. When you get there, you don't know whether you are watching the scenery or watching people.
Let's go." The fat man held the steering wheel and said without squinting.
"Yes, any photo taken at the scenic spot becomes a group photo." Gu Weiwei agreed.
Li Youran was right when he thought about it. Modern people are under a lot of work pressure and like to go out and relax during holidays. However, most of the tourist attractions that are slightly famous are overcrowded at such times. Think about it, you are sitting on a big rock and holding your head.
In the mountain breeze, you want to appreciate the scenery in front of you, and recite a poem to be elegant or something, but in the end, there are people in front and behind you, adults shouting at children, and vendors shouting at you, how else can you feel?
It may also be one of the reasons for the rise of self-driving safari. If the fat man has experience in this area, let him go.
"Hey, Fatty, do you want the big fat marinated pork I told you about yesterday? You haven't given me a reply yet?" Li Youran said deliberately.
"Don't be disgusted with me, I'm driving." The fat man's Adam's apple twitched and he turned back to glare at Li Youran angrily.
"Hey, I thought fat people would like to eat that, but it's a pity that there is almost no lean meat in the good food. There are also big pigs in the water."
"Ranzi, stop talking, I can't stand it anymore." Gu Weiwei quickly stopped her.
Li Youran burst out laughing. Sun Xiaoying also laughed, causing Gu Weiwei to pinch her twice.
"Okay, okay, let's eat this." Li Youran took out the hot buns from the bag and distributed them to everyone.
The car turned south and soon left the city. Once outside, the road was much looser and faster, and the speed naturally increased. An hour later, a winding river appeared in the field of vision.
"This is the Bailu River. It has not been developed. Now it is a good place for car enthusiasts to play. Look at those people, they must have come here last night." Fatty Luo introduced.
Li Youran looked outside, and sure enough, along both sides of the river, there were many tents, parked vehicles, and people moving around the water irregularly.
This is also a way of life for urban car owners.
Fatty Luo drove onto a dirt road, which was closer to the river. He didn't stop until he reached a deserted place.
"See what it's like here?" Fatty Luo said.
"It seems pretty good." Li Youran nodded, opened the door and got out of the car.
This place has a wide view and the river bed is relatively wide. Because there was less rain in the spring this year, the water level has dropped, and large and small pebbles are exposed, but the water quality is good and crystal clear. There is a large area of green reeds growing along the river.
Birds take off and land in it. The grass on the river bank is not too tall yet, but it already covers a wide area.
Looking into the distance, there are hazy mountains extending to the east and west.
Gu Weiwei and Sun Xiaoying also liked this place very much and decided to have a picnic here.
Find a flat, leeward place, and everyone works together to unload all the belongings from the car. Fatty Luo assembles the oven, while the others put the folding chairs, folding tables, fresh boxes, pots, pans, etc. in place.
After busy for a while, the sun finally came out, dispersing the mist, and the sky looked blue.
Since they had eaten in the morning, there was no need to worry about the barbecue. The four of them decided to have some fun along the river first.
Walking on the cobblestones, the wind from the river blows the moisture on your face, refreshing you.
"Look, there are fish there!" Sun Xiaoying pointed at a location in the water with sharp eyes.
Gu Weiwei also shouted with joy.
Li Youran took a look and found that they were just a few small finger-long fish. He couldn't help but laugh.
"Such a small fish deserves a lot of shouting. When I was a kid, I could catch long herrings and grass carp from the Xiaoqing River in Lijiagou."
"That of yours is nothing. I heard my father say that when he was a child, there were swarms of fish in the lake in his hometown. It was not uncommon to catch fish weighing four or five kilograms casually. There were fish weighing seven or eight kilograms.
.If you fish for a long time, just get a fish weighing two or three kilograms, and you will be embarrassed to say hello to others when you go out. It’s a pity that we can’t see it anymore.” Fatty Luo said regretfully.
"There is no way, the wild fish are caught too hard. I heard that the mesh size of the fishing nets is about the same as a screen window, and the fish cubs are almost gone. There are also fishermen who take home two or three ounces of small fish to eat.
I don’t know what to eat? I’m not a cat. Hey.” Li Youran shook his head.
The two of them sighed here, but the sisters did not have this consciousness. They searched for traces of small fish and shrimps by the river, and later watched various birds in the reeds, having a great time.
It can be said that these winged guys are living a good life now. The country's laws and regulations on the protection of wild birds are becoming more and more strict, and there are very few people hunting birds.
After walking around along the river, the morning buns were almost digested. So everyone returned to the base and started the barbecue.
Fatty Luo was responsible for lighting the fire. Now he found some dry firewood sticks nearby, placed them in the center of the oven, lit them with a lighter, then used carbon clips to clamp the charcoal on the dry firewood sticks, and started fanning the fire with a fan.
Li Youran set up the alcohol stove, placed a small shabu-shabu pot on the stove, poured water from the spatial stream from a bucket, and lit the fire. After the water boiled, he added the Malatang seasonings prepared in advance.
Gu Weiwei and Sun Xiaoying covered the folding table with a disposable tablecloth, arranged the dishes, chopsticks, and forks, sorted the food in the fresh-keeping box, took it out, sorted it, and laid it out, waiting to be cooked.